The Centre for Visual Computing at the University of Bradford is looking for a Post Doctoral Research Assistant to support its EU FP7 funded project entitled “SOLID: First European Comprehensive SOLar Irradiance Data exploitation”.

A major objective of the SOLID effort is to analyse and merge the complete set of European irradiance data and images, complemented by archive data that include data from non-European missions. The research assistant will be working mainly on WP3: Multi-wavelength solar image processing for novel SSI proxies, which is led by Professor Rami Qahwaji.

The successful applicant will be responsible for the development of advanced and highly automated image processing and machine learning techniques for the large scale processing of various solar data sets to detect relevant solar structures that have specific contributions to the solar spectrum (e.g. sunspots, faculae, coronal holes, solar network, etc). These newly developed technologies will also be used to upgrade existing state-of-the-art technologies such as the Automated Solar Activity Prediction (ASAP) system developed by the University of Bradford (see http://spaceweather.inf.brad.ac.uk/ ). In addition, you will join the Centre for Visual Computing (CVC) and will be expected to become an active member in the CVC, and to interact with all researchers in a constructive, creative and professional manner.

Applicants for the post should have a good knowledge of C++ and Matlab programming and a proven research record, or show strong potential for research. They should possess a PhD in a relevant discipline (or be nearing completion) and should have excellent organisational and communication skills. Please see the following link for a full job description and specification of personal attributes: http://www.brad.ac.uk/human-resources/media/hr/allfiles/pdfs/RCI2100.pdf

The appointment will be made at Grade 7 (salary £27,578 – £30,122 per annum). This is a fixed term post for 30 months, and closing data for applications will be 5pm on 13th December 2012.

Informal enquiries prior to application may be made to Professor Rami Qahwaji on +44 (0)1274 236078 or to e-mail address r.s.r.qahwaji@bradford.ac.uk.

All applicants are required to complete a University of Bradford application form to apply for this post.

The University of Bradford operates an electronic application process, please see www.bradford.ac.uk/jobs to apply, (job reference REF: RCI2100).